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7 Quiet Career Truths That Speak Volumes

Lately, I have been writing less. With the economy picking up, our marketing and sales recruiters are busier.

I’ve also come to learn that in business sometimes it’s strategically (and monetarily) beneficial to remain under the radar.

As I sat down to write, I began looking over interviewing and career articles that I’ve written in the past as well as some content that was written by others.

Both fail to mention some very pertinent career truths or distort reality. Here are 7 that pieces of career truths that you don’t normally read about.

1. Money may not buy happiness, but it relieves stress and makes for a more comfortable life – Countless books and articles will tell you otherwise. There is an underlying reason for this.

First, saying otherwise would hurt book sales and authorship reading. Most people wouldn’t buy a book telling them that money will make their life easier and that it’s very important because sometimes the truth doesn’t sell.

I know some very wealthy individuals and some not so wealthy people. While all human beings are prone to some sort of depression and worry, it is a lot easier to worry about if your kids will get into the right private school when compared with being concerned with paying rent and living expenses for the month.

The truth of the matter is that in a sense, money does buy happiness. It affords one the ability to worry about lesser threats to their everyday life, take family vacations to interesting destinations and live in a nicer environment.

Ken Sundheim CEO of KAS Placement.

2. Competitiveness is healthy, but only when you compete with yourself – I read a great quote a while back that said (paraphrasing) there will never be a person to walk this earth again that is 100% like you.

We are all unique. We all have strong points and we all have weaknesses. To attempt to compare yourself to others and gauge your success by comparison is a surefire way to be unhappy.

Some people will always have more than you. Some people will always have less than you. Focus less on external forces and more on beating your past performances and your outcome will yield more efficient results.

3. You are who you surround yourself with – Be careful whom you associate with. Choose colleagues and friends carefully.

Surround yourself with sincere, honest, optimistic, kind, resilient and hard working people. Your potential will far exceed that of someone who associates themselves with highly controlling, jealous and pessimistic individuals.

4. Everyone makes the same mistake 2x – I don’t subscribe to the theory that you should never make the same mistake 2x. Anyone who says that is overly cliche on their writing and isn’t assessing their own bad habits enough.

You’re going to make the same mistake 2x. You’re going to make the same mistake 3x. Though, it’s what you do and how you act after the defeat that either makes you more prone to success or failure.

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Great piece! “Money may not buy happiness, but it relieves stress and makes for a more comfortable life” You got that right! So, you’re unhappy. Would you rather be rich and unhappy, or poor and unhappy? Exactly! Money can’t buy happiness, but you’re not reaching for the Excedrin if you’re dry and warm, with a full belly, and know you’re likely to remain so.